{"product_id":"domestic-by-ashley-c-knowlton","title":"Domestic, by Ashley C. Knowlton","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA couple of years back, at the New York State Summer Writers Institute, Ashley C. Knowlton had the opportunity to receive feedback on several pieces from American poet, Campbell McGrath. One of his comments that seemed to linger was his finding that her poetry was “domestic,” meaning it often focused on elements of the home, children, and immediate rural surroundings. This feedback inspired the title of this poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eDomestic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAmong other things, \u003cem\u003eDomestic\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to envision immense redwoods, the knotted knuckles of coastal trees, and the ancient beards of lichen that sway from their branches. \u003cem\u003eDomestic\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to witness the protruding sea stacks that ogle the beach. \u003cem\u003eDomestic\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to share the joy in poems motivated by her young children and endure poetry that processes a child that never was.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eInfluenced by the ambitious vowel-centric “ballads” of Cathy Park Hong, Ashley offers a short collection of lipograms that stretch the possibilities of word choice while developing narratives that explore human experience. Overwhelmingly, \u003cem\u003eDomestic\u003c\/em\u003e aims to showcase poetry that echoes her small noticings as a mother, partner, and inhabitant of wooded land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAshley C. Knowlton teaches English and writes poetry and non fiction for enjoyment. Her work has been published in \u003cem\u003ePomona Valley Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDASH\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAbandoned Mine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCobra Lily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrajectory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMom Egg Review Online Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvening Street Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNeologism Poetry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Waiting Room\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLit Shark Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has also been featured on KQED Public Radio’s Perspectives podcast. She lives in rural northern California with her spouse, sons, and their many animals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543288529074,"sku":"DOMEACK","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543288561842,"sku":"DOMEACKe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/Domesticfront.png?v=1780355057","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/domestic-by-ashley-c-knowlton","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}